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The World's Best Public Courses
Cigar Aficionado expert panel picks the best places you can play, plus names the top private clubs on the planet
Larry Olmsted
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Kurt Russell, May/June 2006
If you love golf, you are going to travel to play it. The two pursuits are hopelessly intertwined, and with some 30,000-odd courses around the globe, from the Monterrey Peninsula to the rugged shoreline of Hawaii, from the towering sand dunes of Ireland and Scotland to hot, emerging golf locales in far-flung places like New Zealand, South Africa and China, sooner or later the siren call of one of them will find you. You'll find yourself on the way to the airport with your clubs in tow. So where should you go? That is the golfer's eternal dilemma, and if you were face-to-face with one of the world's leading experts on golf and golf travel, that's the question you'd probably ask. That is just what we did: rather than rely on an unscientific poll of readers whose knowledge and claims cannot be qualified, as many magazines do, we went straight to the horse's mouth, assembling a dream team of the world's leading golf journalists, top golf course architects, and executives from some of the most prominent resort chains and golf course management companies, including people who have played on the PGA Tour or LPGA Tour (none of the experts were allowed to vote for their own interests). We asked the panel members the question on every golfer's mind: what is your favorite course?
We also asked them a whole lot more, because when we travel to play golf, most of us end up at golf resorts. But what is a golf resort? Simple question, complicated answer. Today, there are many variations on the theme. The big Hawaiian golf communities, for instance, typically boast multiple courses shared by several hotels, none of which own the golf. So is Wailea a golf resort with several hotels, or is a particular property within it, like the Four Seasons, a golf resort, even though other hotels have equal claim to its courses? Many of our experts felt the town of St Andrews itself qualified as a resort, though neither the fabled Old Course, our runaway winner for Best Golf Course Abroad, nor Kingsbarns, another Top 10 honoree, has any associated lodging. Is Las Vegas's ultra-private Shadow Creek a resort? Most of our panelists said yes, because to play it you have to stay at one of its associated hotels, part of the MGM Mirage group. In this sense, you could argue that Shadow Creek is the grandest golf resort on earth: its hotels boast tens of thousands of rooms, numerous spas and dozens of restaurants with internationally renowned chefs.
Shadow Creek clouds the issue, but at the most basic level, a place like Bandon Dunes is clearly a golf resort: the golf, simple lodging and dining facilities are all under one roof and one owner, and the three courses are so fantastic that by an almost three-to-one margin over runner-up Pebble Beach, our experts loudly declared that Bandon Dunes has simply the best golf of any resort in the nation, if not the world. Yet for many golf travelers there is more to a golf resort than just golf, as evidenced by the fact that Pebble handily edged Bandon for Best Overall U.S. Golf Resort. A lot of golfers also want fancy hotels, great service, spas, myriad dining choices and a range of activities from shooting to off-road driving, which is why the resorts that combine great golf with a huge array of amenities did so well, from Casa de Campo to Gleneagles to Kauri Cliffs. In fact, Scotland played out just like the Bandon-Pebble rivalry: Turnberry ran away with the Best Golf title, but rival Gleneagles trumped it on facilities.
Our experts came from all over the nation and the globe, and brought a unique geographic perspective, citing courses from North Korea to the Canary Islands, but never glossing over the classic links of the British Isles or U.S. Open venues. The group had strong opinions, and more than one expert declared this course or that clearly the finest on earth, often emphasizing their comments with phrases indicating "enough said." It was hard to get them to agree on anything, but some golf courses and resorts rose so far above the pack that they did achieve consensus: for Best U.S. Golf Resort Northwest, not one voter picked anything but Bandon Dunes. Newcomer Kauri Cliffs, which also did well in our recent Best Hotels survey (December 2005), completely shut out all other Australian and New Zealand competitors, despite the rich golf traditions Down Under. The fantastic American Club resort, now awkwardly renamed Destination Kohler to encompass all its myriad attractions, was but a single vote away from Midwestern dominance, and not surprisingly, Pebble Beach pitched a near shutout for the West, despite numerous large resort competitors.
There were also some surprises: fast growing newcomer Turning Stone, which one expert described as the "Pinehurst of the Northeast," won in the crowded northeastern corridor. China's little known but huge Mission Hills resort leapt onto the world scene, and a couple of unique, single-course boutique properties like the Inn at Palmetto Bluff and CordeValle and England's The Grove impressed our panelists.
We had to ask a lot of questions, because there is no "best" golf course or resort,but there is the best one for you and your needs, whether it is 36 holes a day, pub grub and a pillow, or leisurely golf on an almost empty course, Frette linens, a deep wine list and helicopter rides. We list the panel's top choices, several of which won in multiple categories. We also threw in an extra question about their favorite private courses, places that you can play only if you know a member or happen upon some incredible stroke of luck.
Includes golf, lodging, dining and facilities
Multiple-Course Resort, U.S.
Pebble Beach, CA
It has our highest-ranked course, our eighth highest and a third course, the Links at Spanish Bay, which made several panelists' Top 10. But what boosted Pebble was its drop-dead location on the Monterrey Peninsula, three very different hotels, an array of dining and activity options, and its rich history of golf greatness, including multiple U.S. Opens.
As David Baum, publisher and editor in chief of Golf Odyssey, a critical monthly newsletter devoted to golf travel, put it: "When the rangers at the entrance to Seventeen Mile Drive say, 'Welcome to the greatest resort in America,' take them at their word. Pebble Beach remains the ultimate destination for golf travelers."
Honorable Mention: While Pinehurst and Bandon Dunes both got votes in this category, the runner-up to Pebble was Destination Kohler, also known as the American Club. Kohler offers four great courses, has hosted the PGA Championship and Women's U.S. Open (on separate courses), is literally a city of facilities unto itself and has perhaps the finest golf hotel in the nation. As golf journalist Hal Phillips pointed out, "Judge a resort by its weakest course, and this place surpasses them all."
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A fair is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within museums, galleries and exhibition halls, and World's Fairs.
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Hunting Belgium
China International Weighing Instrument Exhibition
Education Worldwide India - Delhi
Middle East Update in Otolaryngology Conference and Exhibition
Gem Faire - Eugene
Michigan Gun and Knife Shows Novi
Bilsport Performance and Custom Motor Show
Times Education Boutique Mumbai
International Gem and Jewelry Show - Houston
Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair
Malaysia International Jewellery Festival
Lifestyle Vietnam
New York International Auto Show
American Car Show
Suffolk Spring Garden Show
John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo
Rand Show
Printexpo - Chennai
Beads After Beads Houston
Homedec - Kota Kinabalu
HKTDC Hong Kong Houseware Fair
Jinhanfair Home and Gifts
China International Medicinal Equipment Fair (CMEF)
Gingerbread Arts and Crafts Show - Maplewood
Northeastern Wisconsin Truck Expo
NSW Caravan Camping RV and Holiday Supershow
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Intercharm Professional
Busworld Turkey
Diemould India
World Royal Luxury and Yacht Show
Garderobe Exhibition
Iran Oil Show
Education and Career Expo - Armenia
Jobs Fair Portsmouth
Diversity Employment Day Career Fair Phoenix
Expovinis Brasil
Touch Panel Japan
Luxe Pack Shanghai
EIA Electronics and Industrial Automation
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(LINDSAY) The Trillium Lakelands District School Board has decided to forego this year's required School Climate Survey over concerns actions by teachers protesting Bill 115 may influence input by parents and students.
"We decided to put them on hold in order to get accurate information from a lens of the true experience, not being influenced by the political climate out there," said superintendent of special education and safe schools Shelley Woon.
The process should have taken place in 2012 - at the start of opposition to Bill 115 - but administration decided to wait to see how things would progress. When opposition escalated, it was decided not to complete the survey.
As part of the Ministry of Education's Policy and Program Memorandum (PPM) 145: Progressive Discipline and Promoting Positive Student Behaviour, school boards are required to evaluate the effectiveness of their safe schools policies and programs through the use of school climate surveys, which must be undertaken at least every two years.
The anonymous surveys help schools assess perceptions of safety by students in grades 4 to 12, parents and school staff, then make planning decisions about programs to help prevent bullying and promote safe and inclusive schools, determine the effectiveness of their programs on an ongoing basis and build and sustain a positive school climate.
Ms Woon said the feedback provided by the surveys have been beneficial in helping the board identify needs, assist in the developing responses and detail progress, such as the restorative practices initiative; a three-year plan was launched in 2010.
"We can also compare responses to results from previous surveys," said Ms Woon. For example, do students feel safer now, are they becoming more proactive when it comes to bullying - 2010 results indicated students perceived little was being done to address the issue - and how are restorative practice community circles working, or not.
However, Ms Woon pointed out the survey is only one tool the school board can use to identify school climate.
The board has asked principals to define other ways to identify safe and caring schools, such as investigating student absences.
"Maybe they're not coming [to school] because they don't feel safe," suggested Ms Woon.
A set selection of questions may also be posed to students as well as school parent councils in order to "get a sense of how the entire school community feels."
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ALBANY — The Kattalistt Creative Group will host its third Pecha Kucha Night at the downtown Art Park on Pine Avenue tonight, joining more than 133 cities worldwide in a global presentation.
Pecha Kucha is an event designed by the Tokyo architectural firm Klein Dytham. The "20 x 20" format, based on 20 images displayed for 20 seconds each, allows speakers an opportunity to speak on a topic of their choice for 6 minutes and 40 seconds. The rapid-fire presentation keeps the energy level high and gives every speaker the same opportunity, no matter their topic or level of expertise.
Twelve local speakers have signed up to participate in the Kattalistt's third Pecha Kucha. The event will be recorded and sent to Klein Dytham for inclusion on the www.pechakucha.org website.
Tonight's event is family-friendly, appropriate for all ages. Admission is free, but a $5 donation is requested. A cash bar and taco truck will provide refreshments.
The Kattalistt Creative Group is a nonprofit, volunteer organization focused on improving the city of Albany. The group has hosted river cleanups, collaborated with local organizers to present some of the city's premier events, and organized or volunteered for a number of community activities.
More information is available on the Web at www.changeintoanidea.org or http://www.pechakucha.org/cities/albany-ga.
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I just got back from the Austin Record Convention and while i got alot of great deals and finally picked up the albums that were missing from my Weezer collection i'm still fuming over the fact that i missed a number of things related to Weezer including:
Pinkerton Vinyl (Not deluxe edition)
A "Troublemaker tour 2008" poster
An original Blue album with the non feedback SIAS and the old address of Mykel and Carli
A "Live in Philadelphia 2001" concert CD
Some european imports of live CD's in Germany - Refer to Surf Wax as "Surf War America"
The Lion and The Witch
"Blitzkrieg In Germany" (Might've been the euro import i mentioned above).
And some live CD where the first date is from Austin, TX in 2001 (Yahoo! Outloud Tour)?
A Weezer shirt with the GP drawings of the band members
If anybody has any of these, let me know?
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I finished C1 on August 9th. I lost 16.4 pounds and went from 22.3% body fat to 18.8 percent. I am starting C2 on August 23rd and would LOVE to have someone start with me. I find I do MUCH better when I have a "Body for Life Buddy"!
Hi Heather
My name is Sandra. I finished C1 on 7/16 and would love to join you Aug 23rd for C2!
On C1, I lost 15 lbs and 13.5 inches overall. I have been working out since then, not too consistently, but just enough to maintain the weights I was pushing during the challenge. However, I find I need the discipline of the the daily logging and planning.
Looking forward to joining you Monday a week!
Good luck!
Hi Im Jason.
Ok, Im on board. I will be finishing C1 at the end of this week. Im officially not taking an active rest between challenges. I had a business trip during weeks 9 and 10 and it was so busy and hectic I stopped working out and I didnt follow the diet. All restaurant eating. I didnt gain much but it took me all of week 11 to get back in the groove to start showing a loss again. That is three weeks lost )-:
Point being Im not stopping after week 12 now that Im back in the saddle.
Also I will be doing detailed journalism to include calorie summarization.
At this point Ive lost 15 lbs and might loose another one or two by the end of this week.
Oh, and Ive got another business trip planned for the week of Sept 13th. This time wont be as busy so I should be able to maintain some respectable level of BFL.
Im excited and looking forward to C2!
Hey Sandra, Congrats on completing the challenge. I just noticed that is today (-:
Hi Jason
That's not me - that would be Heather - our other C2 buddy starting 7/23! But thanks anyway!
That's great news! I know how you feel - I had to fly to the UK for a week for my father-in-law's funeral - and it was really tough staying on track with airline food and staying with relatives....... I tried my best - I was just pleased to have not gained anything. Congratulations for getting back on track and mostly for starting off C2 right away - I ended 7/16 and have been on a slippery slope - I really need that discipline!
Also, congrats on your great results!
Looking forward to C2 - bring it on!
I tried answering your friend request - thanks very much! However, I just get error messages - not sure how I can fix that - but I'll keep trying.
In the meantime - I did want to say CONGRATULATIONS on your great results!
Looking forward to next week!
Woops, only two buddies to keep track of and Im already having trouble (-:
Hi Jason, Sandra & Heather
I finished my first challenge on 8/15 and would/need to start another challenge. I back slide almost all the way to the bottom the last 3 weeks of my last challenge so I am only taking one week of AR while i get my head screwed on straight and my brain in the right place - I have no idea how I did as far as results go because I haven't been on a scale or near a measuring tape - I am afraid to say if I have to go by clothes then I have most likely gained some of what I lost back BUT today and Monday will be a new day.
PLEASE count me in as a dedicated 8/23er =) starting my second challenge.
CoryLife IS GoodNot in BFL challenge currently
Hi Folks,
I started on Monday, but that group is so big (33 people now) it's hard to keep track. Mind if I join you? I'll consider this week to be my test week! Next Monday, the 23 is my birthday so that's a good start date too! Setting intentions for a new year of health and fitness! Congrats on finishing one round, it'll be nice to hear from you experts... especially when my motivation starts to lag.
So are you morning work-out people or afternoon or evening? I'm finding the mornings to be really a great way to start my day. When I workout at night it's hard for me to get to sleep. Anyone else have that problem?
Hi Cory
Glad to have you onboard! Here's to Monday!
Hi there!
I am a morning person just so I can get it done. I have more energy for the rest of the day that way. I also prefer to do the cardio before eating - that way one burns more fat.
Happy birthday for Monday!
Good morning all August 23rders!
It look like we have a nice little group here. I am really looking forward to C2 (especially since I will be back to work in a couple of weeks...school starts). Should we give ourselves a name and/or start a new thread once we officially start or would it be easier to just keeping posting here?
Let me know what you all think!
I am definitely a morning work-out person. If I don't get it done then, then it probably won't get done at all. But I really like starting out my day that way...it gets me going!
Heather :)
Morning Everyone =)
I am a morning WO person also - get it done and out of the way, works at getting rid of the fat that I am trying to shrink, and if i get to the gym early, 5:00 a.m. I am the only one there - LOVE THAT. My husband WO's in the mornings also so if i am lagging he gives me a shove out of bed and out the door- love him for that =)
I am good with whatever anyone else thinks about our name.
I am just excited to get back to it, didn't do as well as I hoped on my first challenge although I did learn a lot about myself and what i need to succeed, now it's just a matter of "living it" day by day.
Excited for us all.
Have a great day 8/23ers!!!!
Monday will be here soon...................
I almost forgot to mention - I post on the "BFL Coffee Crew" thread also, you might check it out from time to time they are a fabulous group of people going on there - TONS of support from some well seasoned BFLers.
Have a great day.
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by Gerry May
Richmond, Virginia
July 8, 2003
A visit to Lake Louise is a necessary part of any visit to the Banff area. Depending on your expectations, you might find this a pleasure or a minor hassle. The first thing that struck us was that, other than the lake and Chateau, there was not much in Lake Louise. The village is separate from the lake and contains a couple of motels, restaurants, and gas stations.
Lake Louise itself is beautiful. It is located up the mountain at the base of a glacier. The glacier-tinted water and the mountainous background make for a picturesque setting. The grand old hotel, the Chateau Lake Louise, sits at the near end of the lake and makes a great picture itself. During our visit (June 2003) construction of a new wing on the hotel spoiled some of the views. Try, if you can, to avoid the crowds. Check out the hotel interior while you are there. The hordes of people come by the busload and swarm over the near end of the lake. Take the path on the right of the lake for a walk that will get you away from some of the crowd and give some nice views back at the Château. For a better view and to really get away from the crowd, take the hike up to Fairview. The hike requires some climbing on a well-maintained hiking trail. From the viewpoint you can retrace your steps (the easier way) or continue down a steep section of trail to a rugged path along the lake and back to the start point. We felt that this chance to get away from the crowds and to get a different viewpoint made the visit to Lake Louise enjoyable.
About 12 km from Lake Louise is Moraine Lake. This lake, even further up the mountains, is also very pretty, with numerous mountain peaks rising in the background. Although hardly deserted, this lake is less crowded than Lake Louise. The best viewpoint is atop the rockpile, which forms a natural dam at the bottom of the lake. The path up the rockpile is well constructed and most people, including children, should have no trouble making the short hike.
Also in the Lake Louise area is the "gondola" at Lake Louise Ski Area. The ski area is across the valley from the village and lake and offers some nice views. At the ski area you will go to the bottom of one of the ski lifts where you will have a choice of riding a chairlift or an old gondola car that they put on for the summer tourists. Take the chair, unless it is cold or you are traveling with young children. At the top you will need to walk to a nice viewpoint and then further down to an interpretative center. Call in advance for the schedule, if you want to take a guided hike. These trips leave at only a few times and some last two hours.
From journal A Week in the Canadian Rockies
by dch46
Sleepy Hollow, New York
March 20, 2006
Over the 5 full days we stayed in Lake Louise, we had several excellent snowshoe hiking experiences. We are not skilled back-country skiers, that ability would have extended our range quite a bit, but we found plenty to keep us busy. Let me enumerate a few:
Plain of Six Glaciers—immediately across Lake Louise from the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Skiing on the lake or along the path is flat and easy. Once at the end of the lake, the path is well-marked, but steep for climbing in skis. I wish we had brought our snowshoes. We did get up to the cirque that lies at the foot of the ring of mountains, and the views were wonderful. Even with relatively limited back-country skiing ability, we were able to ski down at the end of our hike.
Palmer Ridge—This one we heard about in a random encounter with a guide at a viewpoint. It's difficult to find a good place to hike up to that takes you beyond the tree line, and this one is just great. It is a few kilometers south of the Columbia Icefields Visitors Center, along the highway up to Jasper. It is up near a pass, and climbs quickly above the trees. There are great views in every direction at the top. It was very windy the day we were there, but thrilling for the views.
Bow Glacier—Tromp across Bow Lake (well-frozen when we were there) and across the moraine, then up to the glacier. Nice moonscape left by the (unfortunately) receding glacier, and a pretty landscape.
Yoho Pass—Yet another tromp across a lake, Emerald Lake this time. This one is well-marked on the maps. Once across the lake, there is a trail across the ski routes and on up to the pass. Beautiful views again, and very accessible.
From journal Snowshoeing Near Lake Louise
by Rafal
Calgary, Alberta
March 14, 2002
This is Canada's largest skiing area in the Rockies.
This massive skiing area is spread over four mountains that will challenge your skiing skills.
Lake Louise is located 55 km (35 miles) west of Banff and is very easily accessed by the No. 1 TransCanada Highway.
(to see the area please view my photo album: http://community.webshots.com/album/27167170MuFeIyJYaq )
Here you can ski over 60 miles of ski trails.
Many fast ski lifts will whisk you up to the top of 10 000-foot mountains.
Every chair has an easy way down allowing beginners to ski the whole area!
New modern facilities include: three mountain lodges; a complete ski shop with rental equipment; and a new day lodge which offers comfortable rest and meals between the runs.
Free bus shuttles skiers from the Lake Louise hotels to the hill in minutes.
Skiing season begins here in late November and lasts till the middle of May.
Because the skiing area is at a low elevation expect the snow to melt in the first days of April and it is very hard on your legs.
Many ski runs are covered by man made snow and this snow in the spring creates a feeling of slowing down your perfect run….
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by kinaida
Chicago, Illinois
February 25, 2004
Lake Louise is truly a world-class ski resort. This was the first mountain that I had ever skied and was a bit intimidated by the size. I hadn't skied in three years prior to skiing here and surprised by how steep some of the green runs were, particularly on the front of the mountain. This isn't a mountain that is very well-suited for beginners, in my opinion. There is a small bunny hill on the front of the mountain, but the next step up from that are the greens, and I found them to be fairly steep and long.
I much preferred the backside of the mountain, especially the green bowl and the Larch area. The Larch area is facing the backside of the mountain and is less steep, but the runs are also not as long, which is good for novices like myself. The bowl is also fun, but it can be very scary if it is windy and snowy because the visibility is very poor, and with no trees, it is difficult to see where you're going. If you get too far over to the edge of the run, you can fall right into a double black diamond!
The snow quality was tremendous and the views were unbelievable. It took your breath away! Unfortunately, we only had a few sunny days, so we didn't see as much as we might have otherwise seen, but what we did was amazing.
From journal Ski Banff!
by Peregrine
, New Mexico
July 23, 2001
From journal From Banff to Jasper
by Foxboro Marmot
Foxboro, Massachusetts
April 2, 2002
Lake Louise covers 4200 skiable acres. An advertisement I saw claimed that even on the busiest days, there was more than one acre per skier. Well in March we must have had 5 or 6 acres each. Lift lines were minimal, with only a few minutes wait loading at the base. Everywhere else was pretty much ski right onto the lift.
Because of its size, Lake Louise reminded me of Squaw Valley. It may take some time exploring before you find trails or an area you like. But keep looking, because there's something for every skier somewhere on the mountain.
Scenery at Lake Louise is spectacular, but was only visible for a day and a half out of our five days. Take your camera on a good day and snap your pictures early because low clouds can move in quickly! Because of the size of the area, there can be low visibility on on side of the mountain and clear views on the other.
We found the best ski area food in western Canada at Lake Louise's Lodge of the Ten Peaks. There's a stand where they'll make a huge fresh submarine sandwich with your choice of breads and fillings with a side of potato salad for only $7.45 CDN... add a bowl of soup for 50 cents more. Fresh fast and filling!
From journal Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper
by davidtraill
Stuart, Florida
February 7, 2005
From journal Fantastic Lake Louise Exceeded our expectations
by Jill/MT
March 10, 2004
From journal A week in Banff
by indigirl
San Francisco, California
December 20, 2001
From journal Exploring The Canadian Rockies
by madaunt
Vancouver, British Columbia
August 14, 2003
If ever we have a second honeymoon, we are definitely going to Lake Louise!
From journal Alpine April--A wonderful week in Banff


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Journal articles
- 'Optimal Green Virtual Machine Migration Model'. International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking, 9 (3), pp. 35-52. . (2013)
- 'Bayesian Networks for the management of Greenhouse Gas emissions in the British agricultural sector'. Elsevier Environmental Modelling and Software, 35, pp. 132-148.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/532053/
Recent years have witnessed a rapid rise in the development of deterministic and non-deterministic models to estimate human impacts on the environment. An important failing of these models is the difficulty that most people have understanding the results generated by them, the implications to their way of life and also that of future generations. Within the field, the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is one such result. The research described in this paper evaluates the potential of Bayesian Network (BN) models for the task of managing GHG emissions in the British agricultural sector. Case study farms typifying the British agricultural sector were inputted into both, the BN model and CALM, a Carbon accounting tool used by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) in the UK for the same purpose. Preliminary results show that the BN model provides a better understanding of how the tasks carried out on a farm impact the environment through the generation of GHG emissions. This understanding is achieved by translating the emissions information into their cost in monetary terms using the Shadow Price of Carbon (SPC), something that is not possible using the CALM tool. In this manner, the farming sector should be more inclined to deploy measures for reducing its impact. At the same time, the output of the analysis can be used to generate a business plan that will not have a negative effect on a farm's capital income.
- 'Business Process Modelling is an Essential Part of a Requirements Analysis. Contribution of EFMI Primary Care Working Group.'. Schattauer Publishers Yearb Med Inform, Germany: 7 (1), pp. 34-43. . (2012)
- 'Developing a survey instrument to assess the readiness of primary care data, genetic and disease registries to conduct linked research: TRANSFoRm International Research Readiness (TIRRE) survey instrument.'. Inform Prim Care, England: 20 (3), pp. 207-216. . (2012)
- 'Conducting Requirements Analyses for Research using Routinely Collected Health Data: a Model Driven Approach.'. Stud Health Technol Inform, Netherlands: 180, pp. 1105-1107. . (2012)
- 'Key Concepts to Assess the Readiness of Data for International Research: Data Quality, Lineage and Provenance, Extraction and Processing Errors, Traceability, and Curation. Contribution of the IMIA Primary Health Care Informatics Working Group.'. Yearb Med Inform, Germany: 6 (1), pp. 112-120. . (2011)
- 'Towards the web of models: A rule-driven RESTful architecture for distributed systems'. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 6403 LNCS, pp. 251-258. . (2010)
- 'An open digital environment to support business ecosystems'. SPRINGER Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, 2 (4), pp. 367-397.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/738710/
We present a Peer-to-Peer network design which aims to support business activities conducted through a network of collaborations that generate value in different, mutually beneficial, ways for the participating organisations. The temporary virtual networks formed by long-term business transactions that involve the execution of multiple services from different providers are used as the building block of the underlying scale-free business network. We show how these local interactions, which are not governed by a single organisation, give rise to a fully distributed P2P architecture that reflects the dynamics of business activities. The design is based on dynamically formed permanent clusters of nodes, the so-called Virtual Super Peers (VSPs), and this results in a topology that is highly resilient to certain types of failure (and attacks). Furthermore, the proposed P2P architecture is capable of reconfiguring itself to adapt to the usage that is being made of it and respond to global failures of conceptual hubs. This fosters an environment where business communities can evolve to meet emerging business opportunities and achieve sustainable growth within a digital ecosystem.
- 'A True-Concurrent Interpretation of Behavioural Scenarios'. Elsevier Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, 203 (7), pp. 3-22.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/738614/
We describe a translation of scenarios given in UML 2.0 sequence diagrams into a tuples-based behavioural model that considers multiple access points for a participating instance and exhibits true-concurrency. This is important in a component setting since different access points are connected to different instances, which have no knowledge of each other. Interactions specified in a scenario are modelled using tuples of sequences, one sequence for each access point. The proposed unfolding of the sequence diagram involves mapping each location (graphical position) onto the so-called component vectors. The various modes of interaction (sequential, alternative, concurrent) manifest themselves in the order structure of the resulting set of component vectors, which captures the dependencies between participating instances. In previous work, we have described how (sets of) vectors generate concurrent automata. The extension to our model with sequence diagrams in this paper provides a way to verify the diagram against the state-based model.
- 'Using Formal Specifications to Support Testing'. ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY ACM COMPUTING SURVEYS, 41 (2) Article number ARTN 9 . (2009)
- 'A review of current defeasible reasoning implementations'. CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING REVIEW, 23 (3), pp. 227-260.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/532054/
- 'On the effectiveness of early life cycle defect prediction with Bayesian Nets'. Springer Empirical Software Engineering: an international journal, 13 (5), pp. 499-537.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/532055/
Standard practice in building models in software engineering normally involves three steps: collecting domain knowledge (previous results, expert knowledge); building a skeleton of the model based on step 1 including as yet unknown parameters; estimating the model parameters using historical data. Our experience shows that it is extremely difficult to obtain reliable data of the required granularity, or of the required volume with which we could later generalize our conclusions. Therefore, in searching for a method for building a model we cannot consider methods requiring large volumes of data. This paper discusses an experiment to develop a causal model (Bayesian net) for predicting the number of residual defects that are likely to be found during independent testing or operational usage. The approach supports (1) and (2), does not require (3), yet still makes accurate defect predictions (an R 2 of 0.93 between predicted and actual defects). Since our method does not require detailed domain knowledge it can be applied very early in the process life cycle. The model incorporates a set of quantitative and qualitative factors describing a project and its development process, which are inputs to the model. The model variables, as well as the relationships between them, were identified as part of a major collaborative project. A dataset, elicited from 31 completed software projects in the consumer electronics industry, was gathered using a questionnaire distributed to managers of recent projects. We used this dataset to validate the model by analyzing several popular evaluation measures (R 2, measures based on the relative error and Pred). The validation results also confirm the need for using the qualitative factors in the model. The dataset may be of interest to other researchers evaluating models with similar aims. Based on some typical scenarios we demonstrate how the model can be used for better decision support in operational environments. We also performed sensitivity analysis in which we identified the most influential variables on the number of residual defects. This showed that the project size, scale of distributed communication and the project complexity cause the most of variation in number of defects in our model. We make both the dataset and causal model available for research use.
- 'Predicting software defects in varying development lifecycles using Bayesian nets'. Information and Software Technology, 49 (1), pp. 32-43. . (2007)
- 'Predicting software defects in varying development lifecycles using Bayesian nets'. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 49 (1), pp. 32-43. . (2007)
- 'A Logic of Argumentation for Reasoning Under Unertainty'. Wiley Blackwell Computational Intelligence, 11, pp. 113-131. . (1995)
Conference papers
- 'Neural Network Rule Extraction to Detect Credit Card Fraud'. SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF NEURAL NETWORKS, PT I, Corfu, GREECE: 12th INNS EANN-SIG International Conference (EANN 2011)/7th IFIP 12 5 International Conference (AIAI 2011) 363, pp. 101-110. . (2011)
- 'A system for solution-orientated reporting of errors associated with the extraction of routinely collected clinical data for research and quality improvement.'. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics: Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Medical Informatics, Cape Town, South Africa: MEDINFO 2010 160 (Pt 1), pp. 724-728. . (2010)
- 'Procuring interoperability at the expense of usability: a case study of UK National Programme for IT assurance process.'. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics: Seamless care, safe care: the challenges of interoperability and patient safety in health care: Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland: EFMI Special Topic Conference 155, pp. 143-149. . (2010)
- 'Generating SQL queries from SBVR rules'. SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Semantic Web Rules, Washington, DC, USA: Rule ML 2010: The 4th International Web Rule Symposium: Research Based and Industry Focused 6403, pp. 128-143.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/738714/
Declarative technologies have made great strides in expressivity between SQL and SBVR. SBVR models are more expressive that SQL schemas, but not as imminently executable yet. In this paper, we complete the architecture of a system that can execute SBVR models. We do this by describing how SBVR rules can be transformed into SQL DML so that they can be automatically checked against the database using a standard SQL query. In particular, we describe a formalization of the basic structure of an SQL query which includes aggregate functions, arithmetic operations, grouping, and grouping on condition. We do this while staying within a predicate calculus semantics which can be related to the standard SBVR-LF specification and equip it with a concrete semantics for expressing business rules formally. Our approach to transforming SBVR rules into standard SQL queries is thus generic, and the resulting queries can be readily executed on a relational schema generated from the SBVR model.
- 'Stability and Complexity in Digital Ecosystems'. IEEE 2009 3RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Istanbul, TURKEY: 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, pp. 200-205.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/738719/
- 'What, not How: A generative approach to service composition'. IEEE 2009 3RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Istanbul, TURKEY: 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, pp. 430-435. . (2009)
- 'Verifiable Protocol Design for Agent Argumentation Dialogues'. IEEE 2009 3RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Istanbul, TURKEY: 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, pp. 459-464.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/738722/
- 'Using SBVR, REST and Relational Databases to develop Information Systems native to the Digital Ecosystem'. IEEE 2009 3RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Istanbul, TURKEY: 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, pp. 424-429. . (2009)
- 'RESTful Transactions Supported by the Isolation Theorems'. SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN WEB ENGINEERING, PROCEEDINGS, San Sebastian, SPAIN: 9th International Conference on Web Engineering 5648, pp. 394-409. . (2009)
- 'An SBVR framework for RESTful Web Applications'. Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Rule Interchange and Applications, Las Vegas, Nevada: IRuleML 2009 International Symposium 5858, pp. 144-158.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/719397/
We propose a framework that can be used to produce functioning web applications from SBVR models. To achieve this, we begin by discussing the concept of declarative application generation and examining the commonalities between SBVR and the RESTful architectural style of the web. We then show how a relational database schema and RESTful interface can be generated from an SBVR model. In this context, we discuss how SBVR can be used to semantically describe hypermedia on the Web and enhance its evolvability and loose coupling properties. Finally, we show that this system is capable of exhibiting process-like behaviour without requiring explicitly defined processes.
- 'RETRO: A Consistent and Recoverable RESTful Transaction Model'. IEEE 2009 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEB SERVICES, VOLS 1 AND 2, Los Angeles, CA: IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2009), pp. 181-188.doi: 10.1109/ICWS.2009.99Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/738718/
- 'Recovery management in RESTful Interactions'. IEEE Proceedings of 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey: DEST 2009, pp. 436-441. . (2009)
- 'On the effectiveness of early life cycle defect prediction with Bayesian Nets'. SPRINGER EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, Minneapolis, MN: 3rd International Workshop on Predictor Models in Software Engineering (PROMISE 2007) 13 (5), pp. 499-537. . (2008)
- 'Long-running Transactions: semantics, schemas, implementation'. IEEE Proceedings of 2nd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Techonologies, Phitsanuloke, Thailand: IEEE DEST 2008, pp. 208-215.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/738715/
In this paper we describe a formal model for the distributed coordination of long-running transactions in a Digital Ecosystem for business, involving Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The proposed non-interleaving model of interaction-based service composition allows for communication between internal activities of transactions. The formal semantics of the various modes of service composition are represented by standard xml schemas. The current implementation framework uses suitable asynchronous message passing techniques and reflects the design decisions of the proposed model for distributed transactions in digital ecosystems.
- 'A Scale-free Business Network for Digital Ecosystems'. IEEE 2008 2ND IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Phitsanuloke, THAILAND: 2nd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, pp. 196-201. . (2008)
- 'Concurrency Control and Recovery Management for Open e-Business Transactions'. IOS PRESS WOTUG-30: COMMUNICATING PROCESS ARCHITECTURES 2007, Univ Surrey, Guildford, ENGLAND: 30th WoTUG Technical Meeting 2007 65, pp. 267-285. . (2007)
- 'A coordination model for distributed transactions in Digital Business EcoSystems'. IEEE 2007 INAUGURAL IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Cairns, AUSTRALIA: IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, pp. 319-324.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/1611/
- 'Automata semantics and analysis of BPEL'. IEEE 2007 INAUGURAL IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Cairns, AUSTRALIA: IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, pp. 307-312. . (2007)
- 'Protein Attributes Microtuning System (PAMS): an effective tool to increase protein structure prediction by data purification'. IEEE 2007 INAUGURAL IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Cairns, AUSTRALIA: IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, pp. 53-58. . (2007)
- 'A model checking based test case generation framework for web services'. IEEE COMPUTER SOC International Conference on Information Technology, Proceedings, Las Vegas, NV: 4th International Conference on Information Technology - New Generations, pp. 715-720.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/1988/
- 'A distributed transaction and accounting model for digital ecosystem composed services'. IEEE 2007 INAUGURAL IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, Cairns, AUSTRALIA: IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, pp. 215-218.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/738703/
- 'Analysis of BPEL data dependencies'. IEEE COMPUTER SOC SEAA 2007: 33rd EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications, Proceedings, Lubeck, GERMANY: 33rd EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications, pp. 351-358.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/1985/
- 'Detection & management of concept drift'. IEEE Proceedings of 2006 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, Vols 1-7, Dalian, PEOPLES R CHINA: 5th International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, pp. 3486-3491. . (2006)
- 'A tool to facilitate agent deliberation'. SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN LOGICS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, PROCEEDINGS, Liverpool, ENGLAND: 10th European Conference on Logics in Artificial Intelligence 4160, pp. 465-468.doi: 10.1007/11853886_38Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/738708/
- 'Argue tuProlog: A Lightweight Argumentation Engine for Agent Applications'. I O S PRESS COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF ARGUMENT, Univ Liverpool, Dept Comp Sci, Liverpool, ENGLAND: 1st International Conference on Computational Models of Argument (COMMA) 144, pp. 27-32. . (2006)
- 'Asynchronous semantics and anti-patterns for interacting web services'. IEEE COMPUTER SOC QSIC 2006: Sixth International Conference on Quality Software, Proceedings, Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: 6th International Conference on Quality Software, pp. 74-81.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/1990/
- 'An implementation of a lightweight argumentation engine for agent applications'. SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN LOGICS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, PROCEEDINGS, Liverpool, ENGLAND: 10th European Conference on Logics in Artificial Intelligence 4160, pp. 469-472.doi: 10.1007/11853886_39
Book chapters
- 'Digital Ecosystems: challenges and proposed solutions'. in Antonopoulos N, Exarchakos G, Li M, Liotta A (eds.) Handbook of research on P2P and grid systems for service-oriented computing Hersehy, PA : Information Science Reference - Imprint of: IGI Publishing , pp. 1003-1031. . (2010)
- MindBeat Quintet: Kinetifying thought through movement and sound.. Studio 2, Ivy Arts Centre, University of Surrey, UK: . (2012)
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The National Theater will be the stage for "The Nutcracker 2011" of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, taking place on December 1st-12th, under the direction of West Chapman and the co-direction of Maria Malia Pendones and Patricia Carreras.
Maria Malia Pendones: she studied dance in the University of Costa Rica, and then moved to New York. She has performed as soloist with Danza Universitaria, Abend, The Dance Brigade of San Francisco, California, BRAVA! For Women in Arts, Ballet Concierto of Puerto Rico.
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In Costa Rica, her works have been presented in the most important festivals and theaters of the country.
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In 2009 she was hired for the production of the ballet The Nutcracker in the National Theater, as co-director and choreographer.
Patricia Carreras: she has been the director of the National Dance Company, founder of the first professional school of Classic Ballet in Costa Rica, and coordinator of the area of extension of the School of Dance of the National University (UNA).
The National Theater is presenting as from December 1st the Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker 2011" of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, under the artistic direction of West Chapman, original choreography of Maria Malia Pendones and Patricia Carreras, and the support of the Costa Rican Company of Inter-American Productions, specialized in organizing high quality events.
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The classic dot muncher is back, and in perfect form! As the final offering of the five-week Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) Wednesday promotion, the original version of
Pac Man
hit the Marketplace August 9th. At a mere 400 Microsoft Points, it is a steal for those that want to again relive the nostalgia felt back in 1980 when
Pac Man
was introduced. While many incarnations of the game have appeared on various consoles over the years (who can forget the disastrous
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Pac Man
is spot on, displaying 1980's graphics at their best. Some updating to Hi-Def standards were done to the side bars and the initial game screen. The side bars provide a nice update of the classic Coin-Ops panels to help fill the space on your widescreen TV. The initial game screen is
Pac Man
oriented, but pretty standard fair.
As for the game play.....Press Start.....Eat dots.....Evade ghosts. What's not to love! Never has a game been so easy, where your entire objective is to drive around a yellow circle and eat everything on the board. No need for button combos to execute a flying side kick to the head, no cheat codes to make yourself invincible and no com buttons to talk. Just move baby!
If this game has a flaw, the controls would be it. As simple a concept as
Pac Man
is, precise control is the key to setting high scores and moving to the next level. Similar to
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(previously released on XBLA), trying to control
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with the Analog Stick or the D-Pad can prove to be a challenge, as
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tends to get hung up on corners or miss turns due to the wireless controller failing to match the responsiveness (and quite frankly the toughness) of a good old fashioned commercial grade joystick. However, practice makes perfect, and after playing for a while I started to get a better feel for how the controls respond.
The artificial intelligence is a perfect rendition of the classic Coin-Op game. The same paths and flaws that Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde had 26 years ago are still there. Anyone old enough to remember trying to memorizing patterns for each level knows what I mean.
Namco made a few improvements to the feature list to update the game to today's standards. XBLA Leaderboards for all XBLA members and your friends are expected and delivered. One unexpected touch has been Namco's offering of the ability to start at any level that has been previously completed (also seen on Galaga). Also included was a resize feature, but having a larger screen TV I have yet to need this feature. However, I can see how it would be useful for smaller widescreen TVs.
Achievements in
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Playing the game brought me back to my youth, thinking of how I used to wait in line for hours in a dimly lit arcade for my quarter to be the next one up. Now, some 20+ years later, I sit on my couch, using a wireless controller to play the game in HD on my 52" Wide Screen. Even though how we play has changed, the challenge to complete the levels and trying to set a high score are still there. If you loved the playing the original, the magic is still there.
The bottom line is that this is an excellent remake of the classic game. The sights and sounds (cut screens and the "wakka wakka wakka") are all there. Add in the nice touches Namco included (such as the ability to start out at the highest level completed, quality achievements and full XBLA Leaderboards) and the game is an excellent blend of 80's nostalgia updated to today's standards. For 400 Microsoft Points, this is a definite must-buy if you loved the game in the past. The only negative (something I have found with many retro Coin-Ops on XBLA) is the struggle with control response from the D-Pad or Analog Stick. If you can find one at a reasonable price, the Hori Arcade Joystick (Dead or Alive model) is a great way to fix the issue.
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Fifth-year senior Stefan Antonijevic (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson [College of Lake County/Marquette]) has been named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region First Team, as released by the organization Friday morning.
Antonijevic, Valpo's first All-Region honoree since Tony Dal Santo in 1996, earns the First Team All-Region recognition after anchoring the Crusader defense from the center back position in 2011. Antonijevic was part of a defensive unit that surrendered a program-record low 14 goals in 20 games, including 11 shutouts. The Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-League honoree, Antonijevic played all but 31 minutes in 2011 and also contributed offensively as well, tallying two goals and an assist on the season.
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June 12, 2009
Key attorney for Uyghur Christian among those effectively disbarred.
By Sarah Page
DUBLIN, June 11 (Compass Direct News) - Li Dunyong, one of several lawyers involved in the defense of Uyghur house church Christian Alimjan Yimit (Alimujiang Yimiti in Chinese) was effectively disbarred at the end of May when Chinese authorities turned down an annual application to renew his law license.
Zhang Kai, another Beijing lawyer who had defended Alimjan, suffered the same fate.
Authorities failed to renew licenses for at least 15 other lawyers who had defended civil rights cases, religious and ethnic minorities and political dissidents, according to watch group Human Rights in China (HRIC).
During a process of "Annual Inspection and Registration" for all lawyers and law firms, with a closing date of May 31 for renewal applications, authorities also denied three law firms the necessary approval to practice. Officials harassed and physically abused several of the affected lawyers in the months prior to the loss of their licenses.
The lawyers can technically appeal this decision or re-apply at a later date, but most see this as a clear warning to avoid handling sensitive cases.
"The process of building a country ruled by law has suffered a serious setback," HRIC claimed in a statement on June 4.
The rejection of applications followed the Feb. 4 disappearance of Gao Zhisheng, a high-profile Christian human rights activist who once said that every human rights lawyer would eventually become a human rights case. Gao's whereabouts remained unknown at press time. (See http://www.compassdirect.org/, "Action Urged for Missing Rights Activist," March 25.)
Lawyer Li had planned to visit Alimjan in northwest China early this month, but recent events have forced the legal team to reconsider its defense strategy.
Alimjan, a member of the troubled Uyghur minority in Xinjiang province, remains in arbitrary detention awaiting trial, 16 months after his arrest. Officials initially closed the foreign-owned business Alimjan worked for in September 2007 and accused him of using it as a cover for "preaching Christianity." He was then detained in January 2008 on charges of endangering state security and was formally arrested on Feb. 20, 2008 on charges of "inciting secession" and leaking state secrets.
Court officials returned Alimjan's case to state prosecutors in May 2008, citing lack of evidence. Last May 21, government sources told Alimjan's mother that the Public Security Bureau (PSB) in Kashgar planned to quietly sentence him to three years of re-education through labor, thereby circumventing the court system.
Under Chinese law the PSB, which originally filed the case against Alimjan, may authorize such sentences without approval from the court or other state agencies.
The case was returned to court for consideration last October, but at press time there was no indication of another date for a court hearing.
Li petitioned for and was granted permission for a rare meeting with his client on April 21 after witnesses saw police and a prison doctor escorting Alimjan to a hospital on March 30; Compass sources said Alimjan had been beaten in prison, although it was not clear who beat him or why. When Li questioned him, Alimjan indicated that he was not allowed to speak about his health.
The beating followed a previous meeting with his lawyer - only the second of such visits permitted during his detention - on March 24.
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On April 13, China's State Council released a new "National Human Rights Action Plan" that focused heavily on protecting the rights of prisoners and included a pledge to abolish torture and other forms of abuse within two years.
Issued at least partially in response to a United Nations review of China's rights record in February, the plan also affirmed the right of prisoners to hire and meet with lawyers and to report abuses in writing to the appropriate authorities.
Contrary to such promises, however, the detention and physical abuse of lawyers has multiplied in recent months, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director for HRW, maintains that control over the yearly renewal of licenses remains one of the main obstacles to the independence of China's legal profession.
Authorities placed several human rights lawyers under house arrest or heavy surveillance in the first week of June as China marked the 20th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. According to HRIC, policemen seized one of the 15 temporarily disbarred lawyers, Tang Jitian, from his home early on the morning of June 4; they had already detained him for 10 hours the previous day.
"This is a display of meticulously planned suppression of lawyers who enforce and uphold the law and are dedicated to public interests," Tang told HRIC.
One lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, said officers barred him from leaving his home on June 3 and told him, "Think of your wife and child." Jiang is among those whose licenses were not renewed.
In late May, HRW reported that Beijing authorities had pressured several legal firms not to endorse the renewal applications of members who had defended civil rights cases.
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Convolvulus duartinus
Latin, bindweed, from convolvere, to intertwine ; see convolve: To roll together; coil up.
Latin convolvere : com-, com- + volvere, to roll; see wel- 2 in Indo-European roots
Traditional name
Other Names: Ipomoeabona. Calonyction speciosum. C. pulcherrimus. Ipomea bona nox. Common Names: Morning glory.
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Homeopathic preparation: Tincture of flowers. (Bradford's Index).
N.O. Subclass: Asteridae; Order: Solanales; Family: Convolvulaceae or Morning Glory Family
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Provings: Allen: Cyclopoedia, V. 3. Mure: Braz. Provings. Hering: Guid. Symptoms, V. 6.
Moreira, Manoel Duarte: Mure. Braz. Prov. (Bradford's Index).
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Botanical Information: Convolvulaceae . This large and well - distinguished family of mostly tropical or subtropical plants, is represented in North America by 8 genera, containing in all 73 species and 17 recognized varieties. The order is composed of herbs or shrubs with stem that generally twine or trail. Leaves alternate, petioled (absent in Cuscuta ); stipules none. Inflorescence truly axillary, the peduncles 1 - flowered or cymosely 3 - many flowered; flowers regular and perfect, 5 - merous or rarely 4 merous. Calyx persistent; sepals mostly distinct, imbricated. Corolla with an entire or lobed limb. Gynoecium generally 2 - carpelled. Stamens as many as the lobes of the corolla and inserted low upon its tube. Hypogynous disk evident, annular. Ovary 2 to 6 - celled; style single, sometimes divided; stigma terminal or introrse. Fruit capsular or fleshy; seeds comparatively large; embryo filling the testa; albumen mucilaginous, surrounding, or surrounded by, the embryo.
In this order our proven plants are: The Oriental Scammony ( Canvolvulus Scammonia , Linn.), whose root yields an irritant but nearly tasteless purgative, often given to children as an anthelmintic on account of the smallness of the requisite dose for purging; Jalap, the dried tubercules of the Mexican Exogonium Purga , Benth., is a certain, powerful and speedy drastic purgative used as above; it has a gripping effect, however, making it less pleasant then Scammony; and Convolvulus Duartinus, the common Morning Glory ( Ipomoea Bona - nox , Linn.), a native of the tropics, so extensively planted north as an ornamental "vine. "
Many other genera furnish plants more or less used in general medicine. viz.; The North Aferican Ipomoea Nil, Roth; whose seeds, in 50 - grain doses, prove purgative, and in action greatly resemble, Jalap; the East Indian Ipomoea Turpethum , R. Br., the Jamaican I , tuberosa , Linn., and the St. Domingo I . Cathartica , Poir., are all used in their countries as purgatives, though the latter is generally too strong in its action to be safely given. The leaves of the Madras Argyreia bracteata , Wall., are used by the natives in decoction as fomentations for scrofulous enlargements. The root of the tropical Batatas paniculata , Chois,, is cathartic; while those of the East Indian B . edulis are wholesome, and as cultivated in the warmer climates, from an article of commerce known as Sweet potatoes. Our common Bracted Bindweed ( Calystegia sepium , R. Br.) has a purgative root, as has also the European C . Soldanella , Rom, & S. Oil Rhodium, a bitter essential oil, used to attract rats and mice to traps, also to adulterate oil of roses, is distilled from the sternutatory wood of Convolvulus (Breweria, Rhodoriza) scoparius , Linn.
This plant has been used much like Jalap and Scammony, in 40 - grain doses of the jointed and vermiculate roots, as a diuretic and gentle laxative. (Millspaugh's Medicinal Plants).
Some Botanical information (Information refers possibly to Convo-s)
Europe, Siberia, China, Persia, India, Chile, North America.
Convolvulacee contain (tubers, rhizomes, roots and seeds) laxative heterosis - intestinal peristalsis - and lysergic acid.
The convolvulus is very sensitive to weather conditions, it always closes when raining and opens again when the sun appears. (it closes during the night)
The flower is delicate, whereas the plant is strong and spread quickly. It is an infestant plant. Its roots are deep and difficult to extirpate. The branches climb up the objects on which the plant grows (also other plants) except from very big objects (e.g. gates).
It is a perennial; its flowering starts in June and lasts till the end of the autumn.
The flowers are tubular (similar to the revolver flower). (Italiano's Cases).
Habitat: This too common European plant has become naturalized in the North - eastern United States, where it flowers in June. It is said to be a sure indication that the soil is dry in all localities that it chooses as its habitat. (Information refers to Convo-a) (Millspaugh's Medicinal Plants).